S StoneUnknown Tenderfoot Joined May 13, 2024 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Golden Thread 0 May 13, 2024 #1 Simply….what is (was) this stone/mineral? Our son purchased an odd looking sculpture and dropped it. Thanks for any help!!
Simply….what is (was) this stone/mineral? Our son purchased an odd looking sculpture and dropped it. Thanks for any help!!
Almy Bronze Member Joined Mar 18, 2011 Messages 1,990 Reaction score 3,940 Golden Thread 0 Location Maritime Provinces Detector(s) used Tesoro Cibola Primary Interest: Other May 13, 2024 #2 Try touching your tongue to it. It might be rock salt. If not salty, looks like quartzite. Upvote 1
S StoneUnknown Tenderfoot Joined May 13, 2024 Messages 2 Reaction score 0 Golden Thread 0 May 13, 2024 Thread Owner #3 Interesting approach. I’ll try it when we are home. If it is (was) quartzite, I wonder if we just dropped something with any actual value? Upvote 0
Interesting approach. I’ll try it when we are home. If it is (was) quartzite, I wonder if we just dropped something with any actual value?
ToddsPoint Gold Member 🥇 Charter Member Joined Mar 2, 2018 Messages 9,183 Reaction score 33,066 Golden Thread 0 Location Todds Point, IL Primary Interest: Metal Detecting May 14, 2024 #4 It looks like alabaster to me. Upvote 1